Tattoos can boost your immune system, says study: Get inspired

If you were still afraid of doodling your skin, this news might encourage you to start tattooing your body once and for all! Research conducted by the University of Alabama has shown that getting lots of tattoos can help you heal from a cold and other basic infections.

According to the study, this happens because your body reacts to tattoos in the same way as to a series of exercises in the gym: initially, your body is stressed, but soon after it comes into balance, only in an improved way.

Apparently, the more tattoos you get, the better. One can have the complete opposite effect. “Not only do they hurt while you’re inked, but they also exhaust you. It’s easier to get sick. You can catch a cold because your defenses are down because of the stress that a tattoo puts on the body,” explains Dr. Christopher Lynn, one of the researchers.

After the first one, the body gets stronger and the immune system only improves!

So, excited to tattoo? We have a lot of inspirations to give you:

– It could be a sign, but going beyond the obvious

– Or that love for your pet

– How about stamping your feminism?

– It can be together with your mother, sister, couple…